Sunday, April 26, 2009

"There Will Be Blood" by LaraWinner

There Will Be Blood
Author: LaraWinner
Chapters: 5
Words: 21,794
Reviews: 71
Rating: M
Genre: Supernatural/Romance
Summary: AU, smut, vamp/human sex and violence. A dark and graphic ExB tale loosely following the plot of Twilight.


Loosely based on Twilight. HA! More like EXQUISITELY based on Twilight and balanced and simmered to perfection....on high heat. Get ready for a lust-induced-rollercoaster-ride-on-ritalin, and just take the panties off now. Trust me, your not gonna need 'em.

From the start, this fic has wonderful parallels to both Twilight and Midnight Sun, yet gives the added pleasure of an AU with original plotlines and scenarios that can keep the hungriest of readers enthralled. Frank and unashamedly virilent characterizations and dialogue keep us entertained while expertly turning up the intensity, ten-fold.

Edward's character, Oh.My.Darkward. *pants* The EPOV in this fic is 10 levels of Hades SCORCHING. This, my friends, is the absolute epitome of a bloodlusting/bodylusting Edward. He is stripped of his annoyingly moralistic virtue and becomes the creature, the monster, and the sexual maniac that we have all secretly craved....a true predator. There is nothing gentlemanly about this Edward people. He is put out, and bored, and humoring his all-seeing sister under duress of visions of love that he doesn't want. That is, until he meets the greatest and worst temptation of his immortal existence.

Lara's interpretation of the 'biology' scene in many ways feeds off of what we've read in Midnight Sun....but takes it to the 1000th degree. Her version is waaaay better! Wicked, sinful, vile, dangerous and oh so flippin' hot. It was refreshing to read a re-write of this scene that wasn't just a paraphrased copy of the original. In addition, this scene is the catalyst that breaks her off into her 'loosely based' category. Enter...STALKERward. *fans self* Forget the whole peeping-tom, watching Bella sleep mumbo-jumbo. We get wet dreams that are so freaking real and intense that, wait.....they're real? Oh yes, they are REAL and Bella soon figures this out after receiving a rather angry hickie in an unmentionable place....YIKES!

There are many parallels to the book, but they are so originally done and well written and only serve to further her AU plot development. Bella's character, though basically the similar, has a much more furtive attitude (which I love). Of course, she doesn't stand a chance in hell against POSESSIVEward.....yes, we get him too! Though we are still in newborn territory with this fic, I am backing it 100% as it has already proven it's worth to me...and lest we forget, there will be blood, as Lara promises us, oh yes, There.Will.Be.Blood.

Don't ask questions, just go read this fic. NOW. GO!

XOXO
~JO~


Sunday, April 19, 2009

"Prey" by Eun Hye

Prey
Chapters: 9
Words: 11,883
Reviews: 160
Rating: 'R' on Twi -- 'T' on FFN
Genre: Romance/Mystery
Summary: Bella was bitten when she was eight years old but miraculously survived. Nine years later, Bella returns to Forks and discovers the Cullens.
NOTE: I recommend reading this story on Twilighted.net.


Ahh...I missed you loverlies! I know, I suck...bad, and I do apologize for my long absence. But RL as you know takes a precidence to our obsession, and I am not immune (as much as I wish I was), so I suffered some RL fail, but I'm trying like hell to get back on here and stay consistent with all of you and I do appreciate your patience! I've started planning my rec's out in advance so that this doesn't happen again. In addition, I will now be posting the current weekly rec from the PPSS blog on here as soon as it is posted. So, thank you to all who are following and loving some good Darkward, and without further ado, here's my review....


Okay, first I'd like to say that this is my very first "T" rated fic rec. I usually don't read anything other than M, but I've REALLY had to start digging for some decent Darkward material. The PP can all vouch for my complaints that I have had to suffer through some...well....ROUGH material in the past couple weeks. Seriously, I never realized how much badly written fic there is until I ventured out into the uncharted waters of the fanficdom. Yeah, it sucked to say the least, but this is the price we pay for new discoveries.

So, along my journey, I stumbled across this fine ass piece of wonderfully written goodness. Yeah, it's 'T', but don't let it fool you. There is some SERIOUS intensity in this girl's writing. And originality, OH THE ORIGINALITY! I absolutely CHERISH IT! This story is seriously original and has a massively wonderful plot.

Edward in this fic, well....he um, slips up. He's only a vampire after all, and control only gets you so far...especially when you come across some fresh singer blood dripping open, exposed, against the white snow. I wouldn't expect him to resist THAT....and resist he doesn't. He is purely predator-like with Bella in the first scene, luring the little girl into a false sense of security, whilst trying to resist, and whilst giving into the fact that he is just unable to do so. It is sweet, and scary, and so very vampire. Thankfully our favorite Cullen clan is able to intercede on his slip up, but not before some permanent damage is done.

The story after Edward's slip jumps ahead in time and gets craaazy good, and Bella in this story (Oh My Bella) is one-of-a-kind...literally. I don't want to give too much away, but I would rec this fic on originality and pulp and good writing alone. Throw in some really tantalizing Darkward scenes and you just GOTTA READ IT! So go, read it, read it like your life depends on it, and leave the author some serious love, cuz she totally deserves it!

READ THIS FIC! If anything for some finger-sucking-good Edward.

XOXO
~JO~


*UPDATE*
There is a new thread for this fic over on the Twi-boards. Come over and play!
http://www.twilighted.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=3694

"This Warm Rush" by myrevelate and chasethelights

This Warm Rush
Title: "This Warm Rush"
Author(s): myrevelate and chasethelights/apresmoi
Chapters: 6
Words: 24,003
Reviews: 439
Rating: M
Genre: General/Horror
Summary: AU-Edward never returned to Carlisle, his "rebellious years" stretching into decades. Bella is in Seattle, avoiding a dance and buying books. But she's a danger magnet, and ends up attracting something she never expected.

********** UPDATE ***********
Apparently, Miss Emmaline is moving, and has pulled both this story and her entire ff account. I have spoken to her co-author, and she was kind enough to provide me with a link to the story on her LJ page. There is only 5 chapters posted there right now, but have no fear! I am working on her to try to get the remainder posted and written. If you love this story like I do, you will know that I am not giving up my petition to see this story completed! Thanks to Kelsey for the heads up!
http://community.livejournal.com/dysenchanting/442.html
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Ummm……FORWARD. Yes, that is the best and yet most inadequate description of this self-gratifying Darkward. MMMMMMMOMMA……this fic starts at hyper-speed. Edward happens across our fair Bella in Seattle where she is fulfilling her guise to avoid going to the dance with Mike Newton. Edward drags Bella into a dark alley where she assumes he is going to rape or kill her, but instead of drinking from her, he quickly changes his mind, reeling from the fact that he can‘t tap into her brain, and that her responses (true to form) are utterly abnormal. Things quickly shift as he starts to lust for her and molests her in the alley-way. In pure Bella-characterization, she thanks him for the encounter (I know, weird, but it works, trust me) and they’re lust-filled rendezvous makes it all the way back to her truck.

Once they separate, Bella makes her way back to Forks and of course finds herself getting into trouble along the way. Edward follows, unbeknownst to Bella, and almost eats her before the Cullen’s intervene. Emmaline & Co’s Edward has a feral presence and after his first encounter with Bella, he quickly becomes out favorite obsessed vampire stalker. YES!!!

In the most recent chapter, Edward finally reunites with Carlisle at the hospital. The authors do an amazing job of portraying the guilt and anger and awkwardness of their encounter. We learn that Carlisle is the only reason that the rest of the Cullens haven’t tarred and feathered and burned Edward. To Carlisle, Edward is a live-wire and he is unsure of his motivations for showing up in Forks, yet he still obligates himself to give Edward some trust and leeway.

The situation is a precarious one and it is impossible to determine which way Edward is going to go since he himself has no idea what he is doing with Bella. After a chance meeting with her again at the hospital, our STALKward morphs quickly (VERY quickly) back into LUSTward and is volatile (MMMYUM). I’m telling’ ya, Emmaline is a PRO at creating some SERIOUSLY SCORCHING moments between B & E.

The involvement of the Cullens & their worry and protectiveness over Bella is an added bonus, and adds realism and intensity to how dangerous and unpredictable this Edward is, as well as providing some added suspense.

For a story that has yet to get to the smut, Emmaline & Co are keeping me highly satisfied (and aroused) with the heavy, HEAVY doses of UST. Yes, the UST levels are OFF THE CHARTS considering that at each encounter, Edward can’t keep his hands (or his mouth for that matter) off of our innocent little Bella.

I am truly excited to see where the authors take this story, and considering the fact that their E & B have done nothing more than making out with some light petting, there is SO much more to look forward to! The possibilities are endless.

DARK/LUST/STALKward says, GO READ THIS FIC! And leave the authors some love.

XOXO
~JO~